Headline News:
- “Electrons on The High Seas – The Zero Emissions Maritime Report” • The zero emissions revolution in transportation is gradually spreading to boats and ships. From personal watercraft to the ferries and cargo ships that ply coastal waters, the change to electric motors instead of diesel engines is happening quite quickly. [CleanTechnica]
The passenger catamaran Legacy of the Fjords
- “The Great Oil Crash of 2018: What’s Really Happening” • In the span of mere weeks, crude prices went from a four-year high to a full-blown bear market. The oil crash – crude is down almost 30% from its recent peak – was triggered by a series of factors that combined to spook traders who once saw $100 oil on the horizon. [CNN]
- “Rugeley Coal Plant to Be Transformed into a Sustainable Village” • An old UK coal power station is set to be transformed into a “sustainable village” of 2,000 homes powered by solar panels. French firm Engie said it had decided against selling off the Rugeley site and would instead build super efficient houses on the 139-hectare site. [The Guardian]
- “Puerto Rico Pledges to Go All-Renewable by 2050” • Puerto Rico has ambitious plans to transform its hurricane-battered electric grid to rely entirely on renewable energy by 2050. The move is part of a program to reduce the US territory’s carbon footprint and make it more climate resilient, according to Gov Ricardo Rosselló. [Scientific American]
- “Keller: 100% Renewable Energy Goal in Sight” • Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller announced a plan that would move the city toward what he called 100% renewable, clean energy within four years. Part of the plan is to team with Public Service Company of New Mexico for a new solar generating station supporting city-owned facilities. [Albuquerque Journal]
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November 22 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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